I went to a natural vision conference to cure my short-sightedness.

Tomas Weber | At the World Conker Championships The annual World Conker Championships take place every October in the grounds of the Shuckburgh Arms, a pub in rural...

‘A call went out for full-size conkers and by competition day around 3000 tournament-grade nuts, including a haul from Windsor Castle, had made it to Southwick to be drilled and strung onto leather strips.’

@tomasweber.bsky.social visits the World Conker Championships:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/de...

What happens once we spot the asteroid that will hit Earth? This year, the alert system for defending the planet against incoming space rocks was activated for the first time. It won’t be the last

In May I went to South Africa to find out what will happen when we spot an earthbound asteroid. My report is the FT Mag's cover story www.ft.com/content/7a62...

Alleging Israel has committed ‘war crimes’ suggests a recognizable event: that there is a war happening, and there are some crimes in it. Gaza is different.

For our latest cover story, Suzy Hansen examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligence...

Yes please, thank you Hunter!

Would be great to be added, thank you!

I use Otter, which is fine, and around $30 a month. I don't know if you can transfer your transcriptions over, though

Thank you!

Must know the story behind this sublime AI-slopped Philip Guston merch two-piece. The wearer was on the phone so I couldn't ask him. "Strong"

Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back. As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.

"Larry Wynns, a 69-year-old from Pittsburg, Kan., who joined via video call, described being emptied of desire for what he used to love." re: Ozempic, but a very funny line in this NYT mag piece www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/m...

Kyle, thanks for reading!

Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back. As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.

Wrote about the food industry's attempt to win back Ozempic users for The New York Times Magazine, and consumed many prototype snacks. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/m...